Dec. 6, 1949: The Dutch government handed over authority of

Dec. 6, 1949: The Dutch government handed over authority of
the Police institution to Indonesia, three weeks before the
country's sovereignty was handed over on Dec. 27.

Sr. Comr. Ating Natadikusuma was appointed as the first
Commissioner of the Jakarta Police, and the first headquarters
was on Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat.

Due to the construction of the National Monument (Monas), the
city police headquarters was moved to Jl. Sudirman.

1967: Governor Ali Sadikin added the word "metro" to the city
police name after he declared Jakarta a metropolis.

1970: A six-story building was constructed at the city police
headquarters, right next to the Semanggi toll road intersection.

The police were organizationally subordinate to the then
Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI).

1980: Jakarta Police were given jurisdiction over other areas
in Greater Jakarta -- Tangerang, Bekasi and Depok.

Source: Media reports